The First Two Promises
1. The first promise is conditional based for its fulfilment, upon man's response.
- a) When conditional promises are based on the response of our commitment of obedience, we will most likely not see the fulfillment of the promise of blessing.
- b) It is better to claim a promise that is conditional upon an act of faith that relies on Christ's faithfulness to bring it to pass.
2. The second kind of promise is completely dependent on the promise maker alone for its fulfillment.
- a) Some cases of His unconditional promises:
3. Please don't conclude that God's conditional promises are bad and His unconditional promises are good.
- a) A greater problem than wondering whether we have fulfilled a condition to one of God's promises is simply not connecting to them at all.
